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The song is that Papa says son will make a big name. But, his father is happy that his son seems to be following his grandfather. He not only wants to be like him but also wants to be like his father. Perhaps, like his grandfather, he also wants to play cricket for Team India. That's why pictures of his special cricket training in England remain viral on social media. Many times the father has also shared visuals of his son's cricket training. Let us now clear your suspense. Here we are talking about Taimur, son of film star Saif Ali Khan. And, who does not know Saif's father Tiger Pataudi, whose batting and captaincy were openly discussed.
Tiger Pataudi made world record in 21 years
It is about the West Indies tour of 1962, Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi was also on that tour with Team India under the captaincy of Nari Contractor. On this tour, Nari Contractor was injured during a match, after which the captaincy of the Indian team was handed over to Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi alias Tiger Pataudi. When Pataudi got the captaincy, he was 21 years old, with which he created a world record for the youngest person to hold the captaincy, which remained intact for the next 40 years.
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Pataudi was expert in captaincy and batting
Tiger Pataudi played 46 Tests for India, of which he captained 40. Under his captaincy, Team India won 9 tests. 12 tests were drawn while the Indian team had to face defeat in 19 matches. In 1968, under the captaincy of Pataudi, Team India also registered its first Test win on foreign soil. As a batsman, he scored 2793 runs in 46 Tests at an average of 34.91, which included 6 centuries and 17 half-centuries. His highest score was 203 runs unbeaten.
Brave captain of India!
Tiger Pataudi's captaincy figures may not look like good figures as of today. But, it should not be forgotten that he took over the reins of captaincy at a time when India was not as strong in cricket as it is today. It was only because of the strategies made by him that India started climbing the ladder of progress in cricket. Tiger Pataudi did not have one eye, yet India's opponents were wary of him. Be it batting or his captaincy.
So will grandson Taimur also become like grandfather Pataudi?
Now Tiger Pataudi's son also seems to be following his footsteps. Saif Ali Khan's son Taimur's love for cricket is clearly visible. The visuals of his cricket practice that surfaced on social media indicate this. In a video, he was seen taking cricket training in England.
Not just this one video, there are many such videos of Taimur, after watching which it would not be wrong to say that he can prepare to play for Team India in the future like his grandfather Tiger Pataudi.
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